Gary Austin Grimes, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Palmdale, CA
Gary Austin Grimes, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Palmdale, California, and NPI 1922172089, issued on Nov 20, 2006. Check the license (California A45278, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Austin Grimes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A45278 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 39749 Makin Ave, Palmdale, CA 93551
- Phone
- (661) 267-0777
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 267-0905
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060127000404); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary Austin Grimes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A45278Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,271 Medicare Part D claims for 349 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium652 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate517 claims
- Metformin Hcl383 claims
- Gabapentin281 claims
- Losartan Potassium267 claims
- Omeprazole259 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Gary Austin Grimes among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Gary Austin Grimes, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Palmdale
They are 21 of the 2,077 NPPES records with a practice address in Palmdale, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Gary Austin Grimes, MD's NPI number?
Gary Austin Grimes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922172089, issued on Nov 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Austin Grimes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 39749 Makin Ave, Palmdale, CA, 93551. Phone: (661) 267-0777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Austin Grimes, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A45278, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gary Austin Grimes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Austin Grimes, MD had 10,271 Medicare Part D claims for 349 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.